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H.1.0.0. TRIV. NAVY TEAM.

AFFAIRS ON THE YANGTSZE.

Things along the river seem to be very quiet, albeit uncertain. Every one maintains his por sal opinion on the situation, which in the absence of offieint and reliable information is perhaps the best and only way. So far there is little that one hears that is different from the make of received opinion and at the same time worthy of farther consideration.

The last match of the season, which was nounced to be played on Saturday weather Borrence, duly came af os pitch somewhat softened by recent rain. The sides were draw from the Club and the Navy, but neither was's representation teams, and the match had not the importance of previous encounters between the sides. In the end a draw was affected, the Club

The people maintain their usual attitude to going in second again-ta stora of 240 and los wards foreigners which, so far as the lower Yang, ing even wickets for 111 runs. The principal tato is concerned, has never been romarkable for Murers for the Navy wore Leut. Wood (its friendliness or concerted for the ultimate and Ma: Moon (59), while there were several fate of the foreigners. other useful contributions. Ident. Krickenbeek

At Hankow

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS MONDAY, APRIL 1st 1901

THE NEEDS OF THE NAVY.

26) and Major Doréhill (23) did best for the in the good ingral confidence is express/oicers who have had experience of Orientals, I and cruisers. The speed of the latter should

Club, No reusotional bowling fears war son, Mr. McKinley for 22 being the best analysis. Scores ausiyeler

THE NAYE

Mr. Bull. RN o Hay, Krlekenbook Ma. Fitch, B.N., & Hooper, b Dorchill Ay Lisut. Wood, B.N., & Krickenbeek, þ But-

Lieut. Morton, 1.1, a rebatilutė,

Dogshill

Mr. Mahon, R.M., not out #4

Mt. Pringin, BN), b Langhorns –

Mr. Pilvor, B... b Langhorne

Leading Seaman Killlok, ran

Mr. Moore, BNALAWIA

Mr. Manity, R,No'Ainslie,

Mr. McKinley BN, and

THE CLUB

Capt. Tanghorne, B.A. b Kulick Lieut. Erlaubeek 2ând 8) Capt. Usborne, R.A., b Bily Licet, Lumby Brd M.1.La Ball,

* Kiuleysirump Nava saa sana

Major Darehill, R.A., o Malo,

Kinley

Capt. Ainslie, örð M.LI, 15

Kumloy

Mr. J. Hooper, b Bilver

Mr. Coomber, not out

M= C. HP Hay? did?

· Mr. Woodgaten, did not bat

Dorell

"BOWLING ANALYSIS,

Krickonboek

Langhorne Bustanshaw

Kilick

POLICE COURT. Saturday, 30th March.

Baroan MR HATBLAND.

THER VITRIOL OUTRAGE.

BEFORE MA KEMP,

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of the Wachung Viceroy, who has admittedly a most difionit part to play To add to his other embarrassments he is now suffering from an attack of the prevailing in Buenza, for which he appears to be taking native cure, distrusting, apparently, the native quacks and equally disinclined to the foreign pharmacy.

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A tulegram from Allahabad, dated March A deputation from the London Chamber of acquired knowledge of Oriental thought and language, can be of real assistance to the Commeres short while ago waited upon the lath, says --Since the middle of November Dr. Foreign Secretary In China itself there is First Lord of the Admiralty to call his atten- Stein, whore travels in Chinos Juekistan are quite un argenta serablems.

as urgent a necessity for men with real tion to the resolutions of the Defence Com known, has been able to devote himself wholly The leading mittee which had been adopted by the connall to archaeological work about Khotan. His Chinese Viceroys erpress hitter disappoint of the chamber. Mr. Sandeman, the president inbours in the inhabited part of that region

WING CHEONG. ment at their failure to obtain sympathetic of the chamber, having spokon.. Mr. J. J. Jack have resulted in the identification of most of the

Dealers in advice from the British authorities. At this son, chairman of the Naval and Military analent localities which are known from the

JEWELRY, PEARLS, DIAMONDS, accounts of the early Buddhist pilgrims from CURIOS. JADESTONEWARE, CARVED moment our commercial interests stand in

Defence Standing Committee, said that, taking need of a special mission, heated by an Am into account the rapidly increasing size of other China. Nenerous objects of antiquarian interest,

IVORYWALE. SILKS, མས་་ bassador of the very first ability and the highest navios and the buckward state of our own build-

sach as ancient coins, art, pottery, seals, etc., status

found in the debria-layers of these olí Bach & mission should be apportering Programme, short was urgent read for an by an adequate staff of specially important increase in the nonthe latter should antiquities, which has been formed under sites and were acquired for the collection of

We have in the Consular service man be a leading feature in their construction. The orders of the Indian Government, Subse- enough and to spare whe could fill such question also of a full complement of auxiliary quently the adjoining parts of the Taklamakan of posts, men who have received the training suips to accompany every squadron was an-

more explored and the remains which sufficed for Parkes, and Alcock, and other matter for serious consideration. On ancient settlements which had been overwhel- Wade. This recruiting ground is systemati the question of the provision of submarine med by the moving sands yielded many in- cally neglected. In a most critical moment we reels, he asked that fall and complete trials terosting discoveries. At one site to the north

and experiments might be made to decide east of Khotan and some fifty miles from the sent out a distinguished soldier as Minister to China whose sale diplomatic laurels had been as to their suitability as warships. Sir nearest now inhabited part of the cases, Dr. Albert Roilit, M.P., laid great atr se upon the

Stain was able to excavate among other ruins won on the Gold Coast of Africa. Last summer. The water in the river is excuptionally low

ball a dozen Buddhist shrines, partiully buried this

your and navigation is consequently more

when the situation at Peking was supposed to be boiler question, and thought that the question and more uncertain. diffionit

The deest in despora to, we sent out us Secretary of Laga of the rapidity of getting up steam wasquita.asaler sand dunes. Mural paintings of remark habitant" is in request to furnish a parallel for tion a gentleman who had never been in the important as that of the boilers themselves, able freshness, together with numerous finds the. present year in which the watermark ut Far East. We have made no effort to come Sir Fortescue Flannery, M.P.. thought that mute there of stacco sculptures and votive Hankow is some two feet below zero.

with the exceptional difficulties which the the building activity of Continoutal Powers pictures on wood strikingly lastrate the Whenever the steamer gots near enough to events of the last few years have created, The and intely Very much increased that the theroughly Indian character and high technical. Hope COLLIERY AND RAWAT CO shore for one to distinguish the words shouted permanent strengthening of the Legation staf English standard should be proportionately in development of art practised in ancient Khotan.

CAPITAL The Chinese Secretary creased until it was nearly equal to that of Not less interesting are the finds of ancient st us the war is constantly sailer with shoats is absolutely necessary. of "foreign devil, foreign devil, acompanied to the Legation, en when the main weight of three other Posters List Cheneral manuscripts mostly Sanskrit, which how come

Witabarn Laurie, al.P., deaft at some length to

attachol in the monastie dwelling places: affairs canst always rest, should no longer is a

to light i by indecent gestures on the part of the children and young people generally wor

subordinate, but should have the importance of with the question of arrears, and urged that to those shrines. Miscellaneous documents ju At Shas we learn that the only way to save his office enhanced by joining it to that of First the. Admiralty should consider the require Chinese and in what is likely to prove the early oneself from constant insnit while walking in Secretary, while he should be relieved from all ments of manufacturers, both by giving longer Old Indian characters were also unearthed in indigenous language of Khotan written with mare clerical detail. Abava all, the collection notice of their requirements and by maintain- the country is to carry along some cush, and

of information, political and commercial, which ing their orders on a more regular scale, so as to considerable numbers. Hearty co-operation and give ene to the railers one meets and so buy off their loud monthed reviling.

of apiculy neglected of late, enable bianufacturers to lay down the costly help were received from the Chiness local

authorities thronghont. Shasi trade is said to be increasing in spite years, must be reformed, and then there will plant which was involved in supplics for the navy of the discrimination made against the port be some possibility of our representatives in the Mr. Milburn alle attention to the fact that by the older steamship companies.

Far East meeting their rivais on equal terary, the speed of foreign mercantile cruisers was much greater than that of my vessels in the Englis mercantile marine and navy. He also pointed out that these vonaels had a certain number of trained seamen on board, and that they carried as part of their cargo the guns which, they would require, together with a minimum

of ammonition, and he supp-y though that Boglish cruisers should be inauned amilar manner. To encourage this end he strongly urged the Government to subsidise the vessele selected by the Admiralty for this purpose to an extent which would en able them to take the necessary steps to obtain the necessary speed,

The Japanese are aiming to develop he trade of the port, and so far have done the bulk of the carrying trade with a fair share of the Given a hulk here, with passenger traille.

decent landing facilities for both passengers and freight, the tande of this important place should rise steadily, its proximity to Icoang notwithstanding. There is an agent for the German steamers living here in a halk just off the customs landing, and it in probable that, between the German and Japanese lines. Slasi will get more attention thon has hitherto been accorded to it.--Mercury.

ASIA AND INDIA IN THE

QUEEN'S REIGN,

Before the Geographical Society recently, Col. Sir Thomas H. Holditch read a paper on Advances in Asia and Imperial Consolidation in India." He said :---

The far north of Asia had rielded an all se. crets worth knowing to the patient, unwarying persistones of Russian explorers and Russian surveyors, and it had beer for ns Englishmen to keep pace in the south with the advance of Ras sian scientific expeditions in the north, to take THE FOREIGN OFFICE AND THE up, as it were, the geographical glove which

had been FAR EAST,

en-t at us from beyond the Himalaya, and see to it that we were not outpaced in as search after knowledg. We haul ne reisen to be ashamed of our share in the scientific contest. The great peninants of India during this period had been gradually reduced from a condition of geographical vagnstess to that of detailed map accuracy. There was in the year 1840

No offcial information on Chinese mat ters is still the burden of the song which ises nightly from the Treasury Bench, says the Globe in its lasding article of the 20th February and that portion of the public which maintains an interest in the affairs of the Far vast space of the interior lying between the Lo Teof, coolls, and Young Kan. Naval Yard East is still dependent upon newspaper enter Godavari and the Bay of Bengal naross which employee, bare heen committed for trial, theprise, The Bession is not yet a fortnight old, was written the word "anexplored"—and so former for the actus) throwing of the vitriði, | but it hur sirendy served to accentuate the indeed, it requined absolutely nuexplored. and the latter for beitig an spessory before the glaring deflcluncles of the Far Eaátoru depart- along with many other minor tracks, a re- fact,

ment of the Foreign Office and to deepen thegion of absolute darkness, until the seven- false position in which the Under Secretary ties, about which period we might say that for Foreign Affairs is placed. The scarely all geographical uncertainties were cleuel up. veiled imputations that have bou oust from und Indian exploration became a thing of the one quarter and another upon the present past. Since 1840 aiz rust provinces and a vast F. X. d'Almusde o Castro, a solicitor, at pre-occupant of that post us us unjust as they number of people had been brought under Brit. sout protising with Magers. Wilkinson and are ungeuerons. Thanks to our political sys-ish dominion, until the total area of British Grist, summoned his servant à Yeng for leavtom, by which fixity of tenure is denied to the India was measured by 1090,000 square miles ing hie employ without giving proper notice. Parliamentary Houd of Goverment depart of territory, peopled by 2.000,00 inhabitants Prosecutor stated that the defendant disappear.ments, an ever increasing weight of responsibi. The presidencies of Iulis existed no more. el from the house and took up a position with lity is thrown on the permanent officials, and on officially British India-that extraordinary Mr. II. E. Noronha, of Balls Court East, Bon the organisation of their offices. And when conglomeration of varied autionalities speaking ham Road. He said he was going to Macao for the machinery in any of these departments has many tongues was now represented by eight a few days and would get a substitute. He conspicuously broken down it is most unfair to provinces, each under its own administra provided a substitate who broke some portalain make scapegoats of the Ministers who have been tivu sta caps and saucers. His Worship Hined the wors placed in charge at the moment of the cata od 85 or 14 days be wha

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Lord Selvorme, in reply, went fully into the different points raised by the deputation, and partiendary gave very strong assurances that the delays in carrying out the Government programine were not Lörd Goschen's fault, and that that goathan had done everything pos sible to prevent them. He stated that all the points referred to were under the worious con- sideration of himself and his colleagues, but that he could not anticipate the departmental statement it would he his duty to make.

TEA CULTIVATION IN THE "UNITED STATES.

children. The experiments have shown that tea may be produced in the United States in two ways: By families in their gardens, as was demonstrates years ago to be entirely feasible; and (2) on a commercial scale, after the. manner fullowed by the British East Indian tea establishments and the best engar industry.

clock, and at once in-use would suggest that that department of did, nor were they swept off the face of to begin the work in cartain parts of the

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In his recently-issuer annual report the United States Minister of Agriculture takes a hopeful view of the prospects of tea cultivation able to give exceptional value. in the Union. It appears that for several years Dr. Charles C. Shepard, of Summerville, South Carolina, voncuruing whose experiments we have already given soine information, and been experimenting with a view of obtaining informa- tion to the practicability of producing American tea, and bis efforts promised so much of value that it seemed proper for the Depart net of Agriculture to render assistance. To this end arrangements were made with Dr. anawerable to one Supreme Shepard whereby certain machinery, &c. were heal, the Viceroy of India. Within it, to be furnished in order to settle some questions each under its own butire administration, are a mosphers has been thick with abuse of the War mnltitle of Native States enjoying various taining to the commorical produștion of teu Throughout the work the question of THE BRITISH TROOPS INDU Offlce, and by common consent nothing but a degrees of independence, and these collectively labour has been an important one: but through

SHANGHAI,

root and brunch reformation en put it on a represented about another 500, of squars Dr. Shepard's efforts there has been adopted a business footing. It is gradually beginning to miles in area. und from 50,000,00, to 60,000,899 | method for utilising the labour of coloured ་ ‛

dawn on the public that similar sweeping men. COLONEL THE Q'GORMAN PRESENT AT THE

of people. Beyond this again there stretches a GOLA PARADE E me surés must be dealt nat to the Foreign Office if great area of traus.froutier country, Baluchistan Quite a large number of the general public the absirs of the nation are not to go hopelessly and the independent distriot of the Fathṣu tarted out on the Race Course at Shanghai on to wrack and ruin. The growth of its staff border, reaching to the frontiers of Afghanis

and the arrnagement of its routine work bare tau. But the consolidation of an empire was the 26th on the ecossion of Bir Alfred Gaselee's failed to keep pace with the development of the

not merely a matter of physical definition vizit to the Settlement, when the British troops Empire, Seniority still reigns supreme, special But what had we done for India by the in were reviewed. Colonel the O'Gorman, now qualifications for special posts are disregarded, troduction of perhaps the most

of administration that the work at Sammerville was started with a ha and Admiral Bruce ability in one department is taken as guarantee ful. scheme on a visit to th

view of ascertaining whether, under favourable | MARGAUX for ability in any other, however dissimilar

Was India the conditions. tes-plaatations could be made to ReRD? Wêre

the Parade The proceed. and least of all. is there any recognition of the better for us, and were the people united and yield as much as the average Oriental produc-C. LAROSK the whole morning and were prime fact that East is cast, and West is west."happier? That they were much better off (in tih, and whether the crop could be marketed at It is in the administration of the afairs of spite of famine and pestilence) than they were fur profit. The results obtained bure been success. Shortly before nina the Buchs, Rajputs, and the Ghurkas ar the Far East, on which so fierce a light has was a self-evident fact to any one who had bad affirmative; the crop of 1900, although not no boon thrown for the last seven years, that opportunity to study thom in any one locality largo as expected early in the season, exceeding ved from Yangtzepoo, and a little later the Ar these faults have been most apparent, and it for a decade or two. Among the 180,000,000 of that of any previous year by at least 12 por cent.

Try, Madras Pioneers, and Baluchie. has already inflicted irreparable injury on the agriculturists who formed the bulk of the and the entire product being sold before it was On the Pole Ground the Artillery with their 18 Empire. It has long been evident that the population of India, there mest from time to all gathered to a prominent Northern distribut guns draw up and round the Grand Stand wore centre of the world's balance of power has tine be wide areas where scanty crops and conse.

ing house at a price that gave a fair profit. As further evidenes shifted from, the West to the Fust, from thequent famine at almost periodic intervals redue.

that tea waln be the different units taking up their Mediterranean to the Pacific. China, Corea, e vast multitudes to utter destitution. But profitably grown in the United States

admit of the customary in Japan-there are at present the keys to the they did not die by the thousand of starvation

capitalists are already making preparations rod on the ground supremacy of the East. Ordinary comman as

the land in myriads by pestilence a WAN South on a more or less extensiru scale. It has the Foreign Office to which Far Eastern ones their lot.

Their own improvidence so far been shown that a good grade of tea can open order, The affairs are delegated should be staffed by men and multiplication was their chief nudying.

be grown and pa on the market in bulk at a front of the Golf | with an aequaintance with chinese and Bar- But wors the people of India loyal, and, if O.

cast not exe diag Be. per 1. Under average Abe enclosure were sian, and with that knowledge of the Far East to what extent hal the influence of the first

conditions an Bere will fishl 400lbs. of market. Bettment as well as the which only personal residence can give. How great Empress of India, one late Queen. been able tes, and tuis, at lie, per in, would make

conspicuously this principle is neglected a directed in its davelopment? Could snel z

the expense of growing it 500 per acro, far * repraentatives" of the glancs at page 7 of the Foreign Ofice List sentiment as loyalty be evoked in the breast of It in iuferred that the commercial possibili. powers. The General and for 1000 will show. The superintending Under the half-naked aborigine, who still dips his ties of ton production in the United States em General Creagh, VC, who Secretary for Far Eastern Affairs is the Hon. arrows in poison and sets up rude stous monu

no longer be questioned, but there are stil commands the Brigade the Chana Ex-F. L. Bertio. His official record is distin-ments to the den of the wood It woul

many points to ba settima, especially as regards peditionary Foroo,

Berlin in 1878 he has never had any experi- had walked and talked with the people of India

year experiments were undertaken for the pur positions, the march past was very well

tion with matters outside the track of Euro, plains, and had learnt a little of their mooda on ten, and also the effect of shading the by the Dombay Cavalry, and Madras Pioneers, pean diplomacy has been his service in 1808 and methods. In truth. the quality of loyalty plants from thus direct rays of the sun. Heading the infantry were the Rajpate, Sikhs, chairman of the Uganda Railway Committee, was not caught by contagion in India. It Work has likewise been inaugurates with The Chief Clerk to the department is Mr. F. A. was always them, the bereititary possession of ļa view of reducing the cost of the pre- Halhobia, Bad Ghurkas. The evolutions which Campbell, whose sole Asiatic experience consists of a race of soldiers who so long as they paration of tea, especially the green tea. men being thoroughly equipped so if for active Delegates to the Anglo-Dutch Borneo Boundary they served. would serve with all the which will be continued, have given promising Coremission in 1889. Of the clerks, Mr. G. F. hereditary valour of their race. He had results, the shaded plants affording nearly service. General Gesilee expressed his apprecia Fairholm is a Rosainn scholar, hat has no Far ridden many a long day's ride with a simple double the yield of the unshaded, and a much tion of the cranet turnout of the troops, and Eastern experience. The Hou, W. Erskine has Mahomedan soldier, who, to his eternal satisfiner grade of leaf. In the future special at- gave them a theory word or two before they been to Buenos Ayres, and Mr. G. S. Somers faction, had been selected as a representative of caution will be given to the manufacture of were dismissed,

Cooks has served in Brussels, but neither of

the Indian Army at our late. Queen's Jubiles.nure green tea, The manufacture of green tea On Wednesday night Colored The Q. Gozzaan / thoni hiss any Far Eastern experience whatever. He had ridden with thờ Prince of Wales throuri the United States can be made successful Mosers. JOHNSON, STOKES & MASTER.

while the junior, Mr. B. G. Lister, only entered many a magnificent pageant, he had was present at the drill on the Band of A and the service in 1890. We have not the slightest that London had to show of England's wealth only by the invention of machinery which chall take the place of expensive hand labour and B Companing of the BY.C

personal complaint to make against any of these and power. Yet of all these wonders (for wor prevent the wasta which accompanise the latter. gentlemen, most of whom have already rendered iters they were to his situple mind he had not These questions are all being investigated by valuable and recognised service to their country. But for the system which takes a note of special the gracious lay, his Queen, who had spoken

a word to say; but he had everything to sar of the Department of Agriculture, and, in addi- The C&Ostaster Carlisle City left requirements or qualifications, and transfers to him are kind words and touched the tion, it is giving special attention to a study of Coasting Steamer carrying Native!

of the conditions in various parts of the Sonth servants of the Crower square hole to round his sword, who ever had at her side a roan with reference to determining the localities hole, without any regard to the exigencies of of his own faith and kin in attendance, who where tes can be grown to best advantage. the respective posts, no condemnation is strong could speak his language us a enough.

speak it, and who liad oven learnt to write it. This lack of special knowledge in the subor- His gratitude and bis admiration were un linates is not compensated for by experience on doubted. Loyalty with him had become a life's the part of the chief Sir T. H. Sanderson, the faith. It was his Empress who existed for hin Permanent Under Secretary, has no more know for ever as the guiding star of his devotions in ledge of the Far East in any of his assistants camp or field. The key-stone to the Imperis whom we have mentioned. During the long-structure was not ou tant frat Jan. 7, 1877, drawn crisis which began with the China-Japan when our Queen was proclaimed Empress of

BSISTANT, EVENING WORK. been prosoribed by the war of 1894 British policy in the Far East bas India, and the bright clear light of royal been one long of blunders, due in many sensession of anders directly dignity, of Queenly condescension, and of The Patentees-Knives & Cameron, Limited. Bookkeeping, Accounts, Translations, Con- meat, the Ber. S. BAZING-Guru-

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Care of Office of this Paper, gained or of fresh errors being avoided until a time This is a consolidated empire infood Special Asistio Department of the Foreign Office for it was built at on the hearts of the people," : 1031-2}

Hongkong, 30th March, 1001,

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